Definition
Relating to a covenant, league, or federal union (archaic spelling).
Etymology
From Latin 'foederalis', derived from 'foedus' (covenant, treaty, league), reflecting the ancient Roman concept of binding agreements between parties.
Kelly Says
The Romans used 'foedus' contracts to build their empire—they'd offer Italian city-states 'foederal' status, making them allies rather than conquests, which was actually pretty clever imperial strategy.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ፌዴራላዊ
fɛːdɛˈralawi
CACatalà
federal
fɛdɛˈral
CSČeština
federální
fɛdɛˈralniː
DEDeutsch
föderal
ˈfœːdərˌal
ELΕλληνικά
συνομοσπονδιακός
sino-mospondiakós
ESEspañol
foederal
foˈdɛral
FISuomi
federaali
fɛdɛˈraːli
FRFrançais
fédérale
feˈdɛʁal
HUMagyar
szövetségi
ˈszovɛtʃɛːɡi
IDBahasa Indonesia
federal
fɛdɛˈral
ITItaliano
federale
feˈdɛrale
MSBahasa Melayu
persekutuan
pɛrˈsɛkʊtuːan
MYမြန်မာ
ပြည်ထောင်စု
pyi dhautng su
NLNederlands
federale
fɛdɛˈraːl
PLPolski
federalny
fɛdɛˈralnɨ
PTPortuguês
federal
fɛdɛˈɾal
RORomână
federal
fɛdɛˈral
RUРусский
федеральный
fɛdɛˈralʲnyj
SVSvenska
federal
fɛdɛˈral
SWKiswahili
federal
fɛdɛˈral
TEతెలుగు
సంయుక్త
saṃyukta
TRTürkçe
federal
fedɛˈral
UKУкраїнська
федеральний
fɛdɛˈralʲnɪj
VITiếng Việt
liên bang
liên bang